Nintendo adds a new wrinkle to its game-distribution system. Here's what you get with a game-key card and how to tell what you're really buying before you check out.

Nintendo has found itself at the center of a controversy over its new “game key cards” for the Switch 2. Since the console’s launch, fans have taken to social media to voice strong frustrations over ...

According to Bantin, though, Ubisoft chose this format for Outlaws not to save money, but because the developers had a hard ...

All your original Switch game cards house the actual game. Only a paltry few third-party Switch 2 games can say the same. © Adriano Contreras / Gizmodo On Sunday ...

The introduction of the Nintendo Switch 2 brought players more powerful hardware, a better eShop, and a slew of new games, but one change introduced with the new console has been almost universally ...

Nintendo wants to know how Switch 2 owners feel about the system's Game-Key Cards, with a new survey now live. Since first being introduced, the cartridges have remained controversial, with many in ...

Nintendo has unveiled every first-party and third-party game coming to Switch 2 in 2025, including 'Metroid Prime 4 Beyond', ...

Japan’s historic National Diet Library (NDL) has deemed Nintendo’s controversial new game-key cards ineligible for preservation. According to Japanese video game magazine Famitsu (via Automaton), ...

TL;DR: The Nintendo Switch 2's Game Key cards, offering download codes instead of full physical games, sparked debate among collectors. Ubisoft chose this format for Star Wars Outlaws due to ...

Pokémon Trading Card Game was one of the first video game adaptations of a real-world card game, and we need more.